John G. Spitz is Senior Vice President and Saudi Arabia Regional Manager with Hill International.Mr. Spitz has over 30 years of national and international experience in managing the design and construction of large hi-profile commercial projects and programs for various types of facilities, including high rise towers, office buildings, hotels, conference centers and their related infrastructure.

Prior to joining Hill, he was Vice President of Construction and Development for Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY), where he led the team responsible for the design and construction of all Philadelphia region projects, including the award-winning Comcast Center skyscraper.Prior to that, Mr. Spitz was Vice President of Design and Construction of the Arden Group where he managed the design and development of various luxury commercial projects including the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia.Before that, he was also a Senior Project Manager with both R.M. Shoemaker Co. and Keating Building Corp.

Mr. Spitz has overseen and has been responsible for all services for building development projects, from pre-design feasibility analysis, project and program management, design and constructability review, value engineering, cost engineering, contract management and negotiations, construction market study solicitation package and bid evaluation, construction management, inspection and testing thru project close-outs.
Mr. Spitz has had total responsibility and has enormous success in managing and delivering on-time/on-budget some of the region's most prestigious building projects and programs.

Mr. Spitz earned his B.S. in building sciences from Auburn University.

John Spitz, 49, was named General Manager of Construction for OPG's property portfolio throughout the Delaware Valley and will be responsible for construction oversight.Mr. Spitz was most recently the vice president of construction for The Arden Group in Philadelphia and has held senior management positions for R.M.Shoemaker and the Keating Building Corporation.Mr. Spitz resides in Corbin City, New Jersey with his family.

"Growth across the kingdom has been phenomenal," says Spitz, highlighting that the outlook for the next five years in the kingdom is bright.

"This is not a recent development.
Even during the financial downturn a few years ago, Saudi Arabia maintained steady growth, as the construction sectors in many other countries were struggling.
The government has actually increased investments in the past several years for each sector of the ministries," he adds.

Joining Spitz on the panel will be Andrew Johnson of Mace Group, who is serving as project manager of Jeddah's Kingdom Tower, which aims to displace Dubai's Burj Khalifa as the world's tallest tower.

John G. Spitz, Senior Vice President and Saudi Arabia Regional Manager, Hill International

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John Spitz PhotoJohn G. Spitz is Senior Vice President and Saudi Arabia Regional Manager with Hill International.Mr. Spitz has over 35 years of national and international experience in managing the design and construction of large hi-profile commercial projects and programs for various types of facilities, including high rise towers, office buildings, hotels, conference centers and their related infrastructure.

Prior to joining Hill, he was Vice President of Construction and Development for Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY), where he led the team responsible for the design and construction of all Philadelphia region projects, including the award-winning Comcast Center skyscraper.Prior to that, Mr. Spitz was Vice President of Design and Construction of the Arden Group where he managed the design and development of various luxury commercial projects including the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia.
Before that, he was a Senior Project Manager with both R.M. Shoemaker Co. and Keating Building Corp . Mr. Spitz has also, been involved with the I-90 Cut and Cover tunnel on Mercer Island in Seattle, Washington.

Mr. Spitz has overseen and has been responsible for all services for building development projects, from pre-design feasibility analysis, project and program management, design and constructability review, value engineering, cost engineering, contract management and negotiations, construction market study solicitation package and bid evaluation, construction management, inspection and testing thru project close-outs.
Mr. Spitz has had total responsibility and has enormous success in managing and delivering on-time/on-budget some of the region's most prestigious building projects and programs.

Mr. Spitz earned his B.S. in building sciences from Auburn University.